Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Minutes taken by Henry Knox from General McGillivray respecting the Creeks

GLC02437.04708

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GLC#
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Type
Documents
Date
August 1790
Author/Creator
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Title
Minutes taken by Henry Knox from General McGillivray respecting the Creeks
Place Written
s.l.
Pagination
7 p. : docket ; Height: 33.4 cm, Width: 20.5 cm
Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
The Early Republic

In the hand of Henry Knox. Creek chief McGillivray describes a history of the Creeks in Georgia. Begins by describing the differences between the Muskogees and the "Alabamas" who at one time lived together. The Alabamas were the "weakest" and were forced to move with their families while the Muskogee's continued to descend down the Mobile river. Continues to explain encounters among and between the various Indian nations up until the arrival of the English and [Governor] General [James] Oglethorpe. The date of the document is written in pencil, but the exact date has not been ascertained.

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